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pilot flying

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.30 in modern English

Syllables
pi-lot fly-ing
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot currently making tactical decisions to ensure the aircraft keeps to the approved route, handling the primary flight controls (the yoke or sidestick, rudder pedals, and thrust/power/throttle levers), and responsible for the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot, typically directing the pilot monitoring to operate them. The PF also directs the PM when to run checklists, responding as appropriate.

Inflected Forms

pilots flying (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

co-pilot copilot PIC pilot in command pilot monitoring pilot not flying PM PNF

Questions

What does pilot flying mean?
In a two-pilot flight crew, the pilot currently making tactical decisions to ensure the aircraft keeps to the approved route, handling the primary flight controls (the yoke or sidestick, rudder pedals, and thrust/power/throttle levers), and responsible for the secondary controls such as the flaps and autopilot, typically directing the pilot monitoring to operate them. The PF also directs the PM when to run checklists, responding as appropriate.

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